A 100 year review of electricity policy in Ireland (1916–2015)

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dc.contributor.authorGaffney, Fiac
dc.contributor.authorDeane, John Paul
dc.contributor.authorÓ Gallachóir, Brian P.
dc.contributor.funderBord Gáis Energy
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-19T10:47:05Z
dc.date.available2018-01-19T10:47:05Z
dc.date.issued2017-02-21
dc.date.updated2018-01-18T12:28:25Z
dc.description.abstractOver the past century, Ireland's electricity sector has undergone a significant transformation. This paper documents the nation's struggle to build an electricity system, to improve security of electricity supply through portfolio diversification and to promote indigenous energy sources. This was a challenge for an (electrically) isolated island with little natural resources. The paper also identifies the ineffective policy decisions that left Ireland exposed to the 1970s energy crises. The crises did, however, provide a clear impetus for focusing Irish energy policy going forward. The successful deployment and integration of large-scale wind power was due to strong national and supranational policy decisions. In 2015, Ireland had the third highest wind energy share of national electricity demand (22.8%) of all IEA Wind Member Countries. The paper also traces Ireland's transition through market reform, regional fragmentation, and looks onwards to the EU internal market for electricity. In essence, this paper provides a holistic view of the implications of various policy decisions on the electricity sector along with the stresses of external factors on the electricity market and should be useful for policy makers elsewhere faced with similar decisions.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationGaffney, F., Deane, J. P., Ó Gallachóir, B. P. (2017) 'A 100 year review of electricity policy in Ireland (1916–2015)', Energy Policy, 105, pp. 67-79. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2017.02.028en
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.enpol.2017.02.028
dc.identifier.endpage79en
dc.identifier.issn0301-4215
dc.identifier.journaltitleEnergy Policyen
dc.identifier.startpage67en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/5299
dc.identifier.volume105en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevier Ltd.en
dc.rights© 2017, Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.subjectElectricity sector policyen
dc.subjectSingle electricity marketen
dc.subjectEvolving electricity marketen
dc.subjectEU Target Modelen
dc.subjectHistorical reviewen
dc.subjectIrelanden
dc.titleA 100 year review of electricity policy in Ireland (1916–2015)en
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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